"Torbala, your idea is extremely naïve, do you think that the Romans will not be able to conquer your city? Your proud natural ramparts were like toys in the hands of a child to the siege weapons of the Romans. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoYou have to trust me, patriarch. Give up the resistance, burn this last city, and the Romans will run out of food and water on our territory, and then it will be time for us to strike. Now, don't use our pitiful and pathetic self-confidence to take this senseless adventure, you must trust me, Patriarch. ”

While Caesar's army was marching towards the last town of the Betuligis with high morale, a heated discussion was also going on within the Gallic anti-Roman alliance. That is, whether the Beduricians should leave their last city, Bruges.

Vicintoli believed that Beturigis had to burn down their last town, because it contained all the food and goods of the Betuk people. Every town that had been burned before, food and goods were transferred here, so once the city was breached, the scorched earth tactics would not have any effect, but would instead become a laughing stock for the Romans and boost the morale of the Roman legions. This is something that Vicintoli does not want to see.

Coupled with the fact that Viccintoli had served in the Roman legions and knew very well the siege capabilities of the legions, whether the fortifications of Bruges could withstand the attack of Caesar's army of 30,000 people, Viccintoli knew very well that it was almost impossible. Even though the city is bordered by swamps on three sides, there is only one way into the city. But the Roman legions once encountered the same situation, that is, when they attacked the Veniti tribe, the Veniti town was surrounded by the sea on three sides, and there was only one path to enter the city, and the road into the city was blocked by the tide twice a day, in such an environment, the Romans could conquer the Gaul town, and now, what is Bruges, the proudest of the Beydus people?

However, not every patriarch in the Gallic anti-Roman alliance knew so much about the Roman legions, and even if most of them had fought against the Romans, not every patriarch had participated in the defense of the city, and more often than not, they surrendered to the Roman legions after fighting in the forests or plains. Moreover, the scorched earth tactics were so cruel to the Betuligis that an entire tribe was displaced, and the chiefs of the other tribes of Gaul pleaded with Vicintoli to spare the town of Bruges......

"Vicintoli, I think we can try to keep the Betus in the city, and they will defend it with all their might. And we, holding Caesar's legions on the perimeter, left the Romans without so many forces to storm the city. I think we should give it a try. ”

Eventually, the new patriarch of the Sennonnes people, Recanus, stepped forward and interceded on behalf of the Bedurigis. He begged Vicintoli to spare the last town of the Beticus.

"Chief, let them try."

Soon, more Gallic chiefs began to intercede on behalf of the Beticus. Under the scorched earth tactics, the Beytus burned down almost all of their villages and towns, and those villagers who had nothing of value at home were even reduced to beggars, receiving the pitiful food provided by the tribal alliance.

And before the villages were burned, they at least had their own land......

"Well, well, my people, my allies, I have promised to let the Bedu Regis hold on to their last city. Our troops dragged the Roman legions outside the city. Hopefully, your judgment has not been wrong. ”

In the end, Vicintoli compromised with the many Gallic patriarchs and elders. Because the voices of intercession for the Bedu Rigis have become louder and louder, almost to the point of being uncontrollable. In addition, to this day, Vicintoli still has no feats to be absolutely proud of, and if these people are allowed to oppose him, the Gallic anti-Roman alliance is in danger of breaking at any time. Weighing the pros and cons, Vicintoli once again chose to compromise.

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"Rabienus, my spy has come back and told me that the Gauls still want to defend their last town, Bruges. They were a bunch of reckless and stupid barbarians, trying to rely on that low wall to resist the attack of the Roman legions. It's ridiculous. Our soldiers will go over the walls and plunder their food and women in the city. Wait for the eagle banner to be planted in their towers, and everything will be different, Rabienus. ”

On the Gauls' side, the fortifications of the city walls were being intensively carried out, and on the Roman legions' side, Caesar asked the legions to speed up their march, and told the soldiers that the food and women were not far ahead, and that as long as everyone held out for a few more days, they could plunder the Gauls' food. Such an excitement for hungry Roman legionnaires was like putting a piece of fat in front of a beast that had been hungry for three weeks in an underground prison in an arena. The instinctive reaction turned the soldiers into real beasts, with nothing but food and women in their eyes......

"But Vicintoli will send a large force to harass us and hinder our siege."

Rabienus sat on his war horse and calmly analyzed.

'We need tactics, Rabienus. After arriving in Bruges, the large army of the legion must not be used to deal with the Vicintoli, and most of the soldiers must be sent to the siege, because our food reserves cannot wait for us to drive away the Vicintoli army before attacking the city. So, we had to send a small force of men to hold back the Gallic dog's legions. The Roman squad had to use camouflage to make the Vicintoli outside the city think that they were outnumbered and would not dare to attack the squad head-on. ”

Caesar's expression became serious, because perhaps even he knew that it was difficult to do so.

However, three days later, at a military meeting of all the centurions and the officer corps, Apis again offered a way to get everyone to take a shot.

"We don't need cavalry for the siege, and we can have the soldiers gather enough branches and leaves before we arrive in Bruges, and wait until the day of the siege, so that all the cavalry and a small force of infantry can stop the Vicintoli attack on our large army. The cavalry tied branches and leaves to the back of their horses and staggered back and forth, creating a cloud of dust that made the Gauls believe that thousands of Roman soldiers were stationed here, thus deterring the Gauls from attacking. The infantry stepped up digging fortifications while the cavalry ran back and forth to create dust. Dig a trench wide enough before the battle in case the Gauls actually charge at us, so that our soldiers can resist for a while without being completely scattered. If we can, during this time, the large Gaul army is still not moving, we can let the soldiers continue to build fortifications, with tower defenses, city defenses, to resist the invasion of the Gallic army, so that even if the Gaul soldiers are more than ten times more numerous than ours, this small force can hold the position and buy enough time for the besieging troops to attack the city. ”

When Apis uttered this in front of all the officers, the centurion, both Rabienus and Caesar himself looked surprised. Caesar even decided on the spot to adopt this creative tactic. And Apis, in Caesar's heart, has also reached unprecedented heights. At this time, Appis had just turned twenty-two years old......